diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-common.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-common.c
index 9ae71804b5dd..1c2ca8d51a70 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-common.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-common.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "irq-gic-common.h"
 
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(irq_controller_lock);
+
 static const struct gic_kvm_info *gic_kvm_info;
 
 const struct gic_kvm_info *gic_get_kvm_info(void)
@@ -52,11 +54,13 @@ int gic_configure_irq(unsigned int irq, unsigned int type,
 	u32 confoff = (irq / 16) * 4;
 	u32 val, oldval;
 	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * Read current configuration register, and insert the config
 	 * for "irq", depending on "type".
 	 */
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_controller_lock, flags);
 	val = oldval = readl_relaxed(base + GIC_DIST_CONFIG + confoff);
 	if (type & IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_MASK)
 		val &= ~confmask;
@@ -64,8 +68,10 @@ int gic_configure_irq(unsigned int irq, unsigned int type,
 		val |= confmask;
 
 	/* If the current configuration is the same, then we are done */
-	if (val == oldval)
+	if (val == oldval) {
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_controller_lock, flags);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Write back the new configuration, and possibly re-enable
@@ -83,6 +89,7 @@ int gic_configure_irq(unsigned int irq, unsigned int type,
 			pr_warn("GIC: PPI%d is secure or misconfigured\n",
 				irq - 16);
 	}
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_controller_lock, flags);
 
 	if (sync_access)
 		sync_access();